At Lancaster Lane Primary School, we empower our pupils to take risks, solve problems and develop into resourceful, innovative, enterprising and capable citizens. They apply their knowledge and skills from other areas of the curriculum to research, design, create and evaluate a range of products, learning about the importance of Design Technology in the real world.

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Year
1

Food

Children
will develop knowledge of food by grouping food items into categories and
exploring food through their senses. They will prepare food using cutting,
peeling and grating skills whilst developing their knowledge of healthy
eating and the importance of hygiene.

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Construction
and Structures

Children
will build a structure using a variety of model making materials such as
cardboard boxes and construction kits like Lego. They will explore how to
securely join items using resources such as tape, glue and staples. They will
regularly test their ideas to find the most successful way to build their
structure and solve problems.

Year
2

Construction
and Mechanisms

Children
will design and make a model vehicle with wheels and axels. They will learn
the skills of cutting using a template and sawing dowel with a hacksaw. They will
think about how to make their structure strong and secure whilst repeatedly
testing and making improvements.

Textiles
and Sewing

Children
will explore a variety of fabrics and consider how they could be decorated by
attaching buttons, beads and sequins. They will join fabrics using simple stitches,
glue and staples so they can design and make a bag or purse.

Year
3

Construction
Materials and Computer Aided Design

Children will explore existing packaging and
develop their own structures to create new types of packages. They will begin
to learn that ICT can be used to control products and will be given the
opportunity to practise these skills.

Food

Children
will further their knowledge of food by discovering where food comes from and
the seasons it will grow. They will learn about making healthy eating choices
by examining the Eatwell Plate and
by preparing food using a range of cooking techniques.

Year
4

Electrical

Children
will find out how to make a variety of electrical circuits and use them to
control lights and buzzers. They will then incorporate their own successful
circuits into a designed model to solve a

problem for a specific user.

Construction
and Materials

Children will be making and designing a pop-up book using a variety of mechanisms.

They will think about entertaining their audience in Spanish whilst learning about moving pictures.​

Year
5

Textiles
and Sewing

Children
will produce a 3D product with fabric after developing knowledge of patterns,

seam allowance and methods of joining fabrics. They will learn to combine
fabrics in a

useful way and to make quality products.

Mechanisms

Children
will develop an idea in depth by researching existing products and testing a
variety of ideas. They will explore mechanical systems such as cams, pulleys
and gears, which they will then incorporate into their own designed products.
They will evaluate their products to identify strengths and weaknesses and
therefore make improvements.

Year
6

Food

Children
will prepare mainly savoury dishes taking into consideration nutritional
properties and sensory characteristics. They will work safely and hygienically
to combine a widening range of ingredients using a selection of cooking
techniques. Children will identify and discuss the influence of well-known
chefs on people’s decision making in relation to food and in the promotion of
healthy eating.